01 September 2016

Swisscontact Job Vacancy: Regional Program Manager - Maumere - NTT

Swisscontact promotes economic, social and ecological development by supporting people to successfully integrate into local commercial life. Swisscontact creates opportunities for people to improve their living conditions as a result of their own efforts. The focus of its systemic intervention in the private sector is the strengthening of local and global value chains. Through its projects, Swisscontact works to enable access to professional training, promotes local entrepreneurship, creates access to local financial service providers and supports the efficient use of resources with the goal of successfully promoting employment and income generation. The foundation is based in Zurich, Switzerland. With 90 million CHF in annual turnover, Swisscontact is now implementing more than 100 projects in 32 countries. Swisscontact has been active in Indonesia for the past 42 years.

The Swisscontact Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (SCPP) in Indonesia, is currently accepting applications for the position of:

REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER (Job Code: RPM NTT)

Based in Maumere, Nusa Tenggara Timur

The Regional Program Manager plays an important role in implementing the cocoa development program at the Nusa Tenggara regional level and supporting overall operation of program. Main responsibilities include:

Responsible for operation and implementation of the SCPP program in the Nusa Tenggara Timur Region;

Supervising local implementing partner organizations in the region to insure compliance in the areas of program implementation and program administration;

Assuming responsibility for all regional level activities, ensuring timely and effective delivery of activities and output based on partner management system as well as strengthening technical cooperation with local constituent, government and private partners;

Building and maintaining partnership between implementing partners, government and other key stakeholders in the region for the development of SCPP;

Providing monthly, quarterly and yearly plan and monitoring reports to the Head of Program Implementation, and program partners;

Providing detailed budget plans of activities for the region in monthly and yearly basis.

Task, Authority, and Responsibility

Under the direction of the Head of Program Implementation and in close collaboration with other Core Leadership Team (CLT) and other stakeholders: